Griggs courier., 1887-06-24

Of it, correspondents, Coles, Garcia &
Co., . large firm doing IN immense
business with the United States.
Further inquiries being made BY the
officer, It was ascertained that . man,
who seemed to avoid observation, was
seen driving along the road early on
the morning Of the murder in vehicle
very much Of the style used in tho
country. Tho man who drove tho
mysterious man to where he could OBJ
tain . stage which ran on the old Opo-
sura road, showed the bank bill which
the stranger had given him to change,
and it wasN found to be one Of those
stolen from the captain.
From the indications outside, there
was no doubt that the murderer had
gone out Of the sitting-room back
ward, dragging the body of his victim
after him. Across the small grass
plot, and half way through the belt Of
trees, the footsteps continued; there
they ceased. On the soft mud and
leaves were an impression as If q long,
heavy body had been laid there; near
this impression, lying on the ground,
was spade, and at the distance of q
few feet the ground had been dug up
Is If it had been intended to bury the
body there. The project, however.
had been given up, as the murderer
had thought of better plan for dis
posing Of the body. But wherep In
the river, of course! Sure enough, in
the river bank the footprints were
again found. The river had been
dragged up and down and sideways
and across, and at every conceivable
angle, but no body had been found.
The inspector was getting impatient
when a road wagon drove up and
dapper little man, with a swarthy COM
plexion and a heavy black mustache
jumped out. The stranger was none
other than Capt. Salegria, the famous
detective. In few minutes the de-
tective had heard all that the inspector
had to tell.
''Let me see," said the detective.
Cali the village, you say, knew the
captain would have money to pay his
debtsp"
The inspector nodded.
(Which amounted in all to about
$500, more or lessp"
The inspector nodded again.
.:And he drew out of the bank g.
$50. Was that the whole legacyP"
SIT was"
..He didn't want $3.50 to pay $500,
did hep''
This was new light to the inspect
or, who shook his head cautiously.
':From whom did the order to pay
the money Gomez"
''Colez, Garcia & Co."
''Colez, Garcia & Co.," repeated Sc
legria, referring to his note book; ..the
great American traders.'
''And you suspect no onep''
s'No one except the man who passed
the note.
The detective and the inspector en-
tered the house. After looking over
the kitchen and buxom widows bed
room without making any discovery,
the two went to the captains bedroom.
Everything of moment was carefully
examined.
A pair Of boots lying in the corner
of the room finally attracted the de-
tective's attention. Something in the
lining of one of them seemed to in
terest him, for he again referred to his
pocket-book. Having finished his ex-
animation of the bedroom the detect
i've went downstairs, taking one of the
boots with him and inspecting each
stair as he descended. These were ap-
parently more satisfactory, for his
smile frightened considerably, and af-
ter he had been shown the traces of
blood along the floor of the sitting
room it had expanded into a broad
grin.
He walked to the table, and turned
over the books and papers till he found
some sheets of blotting- paper. These
he examined attentively, holding them
up to the light and turning them in
every possible direction. The result
seemed satisfactory, for he pocketed
them.
''And now about the captain" said
the detective, choosing the clearest
footprint he could find in the soft mud,
and pulling the boot out of his pocket.
'.His name is Rodriguez, you say.
What is he captain ofp''
'.Nothing that I know Of, but they
do say that he has been a captain in
the China trade"
..What sort of a man is hep''
'.Tall, spare-built, about 10, gray
hair, and no whiskers."
'.Deep cut over the right eyebrow"
added the detective quietly. as he
stopped and fitted the boot which he